Today is the day negotiations with the indigenous people commenced at Waitangi. Tomorrow’s a national holiday, Waitangi Day. Waiting Day (the 6th) is the anniversary of when New Zealand achieved it’s administrative independence from Australia and became a colony of Britain 180 years ago. It wasn’t till 1953 that we…
Today was to be a long driving day. Up early for a swim in the pool at Balneario Ojo De Agua. When I arrived the only other people in the water were Tim, Sarah and the kids. I climbed in slowly, as the first few yards into the water were…
After being disturbed last night by the fee collector not long after getting into bed, the night passed peacefully, despite the occasional fireworks. I had to put a photo in todays blog. It was taken yesterday at the edge of the silica pools. A professional photo shoot was taking place…
Saying our farewells to Stretch and Lucinda from the US, Bryn and Tacey from Costa Rica and Vancouver Island, Stuart and Helen from Scotland and Northern Ireland and our hosts Leanne and Calvin, we set off to explore the Valle de Tlacolula. Our first stop was the Sunday market in…
Today is the official start date for the annual festival. We are close enough to the village square to hear sporadic outburst of band music from an early hour, signalling the beginning of festivities. Not that it stirred us enough to get up and join in. It’s a relaxing day…
After such exiting days, those when we have to rest and recuperate seem very anticlimactic. I say rest and recuperate. However, it is usually a question of catching up with washing, mechanics and administration. So, we are stationary in Santa Maria Del Tule. One could say we are fortunate to…
Gee it was hot last night. This morning I had decided to forgo breakfast in an effort to starve the bug that as been troubling me. On the road by 9.30pm our destination is Oaxaca (Wahaka). It’s a most pleasant drive, soon climbing over a mountain range. The road is…
What an adventure we had today! Surviving the night in Walmart’s car park, we were none of us well rested. Anxious after all the dire warnings we had been given. Choosing a small, non-toll road, we headed off for San Jose Del Chilar and a visit to the canyon where…
Last nights camp worked pretty well. A little bit of grass for the caranex and with the back of it against a block wall. A nightclub nearby played for a while but sleep came easy and the morning was a bright and clear one and the wind from yesterday had…
The sick are recovering. Not yet quite 100%, but improving. It was decided we would take the day relatively easily. A drive into the historic centre of Puebla and then out of the city to Cholula. Only about 14 kms away. Getting into the city centre was short and we…